Role

The principal divisional self-propelled howitzer of the Russian Armed Forces. Built on a dedicated tracked chassis using subsystems from the T-80 and T-72 tanks: a V-shaped V-84A diesel (840 hp) and torsion-bar suspension with six road wheels. The turret mounts the 152 mm 2A64 howitzer with a purpose-designed mechanised loading system that sustains up to 8 rounds per minute at any elevation. The vehicle is fully autonomous, with its own ballistic computer, navigation suite, and self-entrenching equipment. The M2 is a 2012 upgrade adding the “Uspekh-S” automated fire-control, digital radios, the “Lysukha” command-staff package, support for the “Krasnopol-M2” and “Santimetr-M” guided shells, and thermal sights. The family develops further into the 2S35 “Koalitsiya-SV” with an autoloader and unmanned turret.

Specifications

• Combat mass 42 t
• Length (gun forward) 11,92 m
• Hull length 7,15 m
• Width 3,38 m
• Height 2,99 m
• Ground clearance 0,45 m
• Crew 5 pers.
• Engine V-84A · 840 hp diesel
• Power-to-weight 20 hp/t
• Max speed (road) 60 km/h
• Operational range 500 km
• Main gun 152 mm 2A64
• Elevation −4 … +68 °
• Traverse 360 °
• Range, HE shell до 24,7 km
• Range, rocket-assisted до 28,9 km
• Range, “Krasnopol” guided shell до 25 km
• Ammunition load 50 rds
• Rate of fire до 8 rds/min
• Fire-control system “Uspekh-S” (automatic FCS)
• AA machine gun 12.7 mm NSVT / Kord
• Armour до 15 mm (small-arms protection)

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